Name the capital of the country

1.       _________________ is the capital of Canada. 2.       _________________ is the capital of the USA. 3.       _________________ is the capital of Britain. 4.       _________________ is the capital of New Zealand. 5.       _________________ is the capital of Australia. 6.       _________________ is the capital of Ireland. 7.       _________________ is the capital of France. 8.       _________________ is the capital of Spain. 9.       _________________ is the capital of Germany. 10.    _________________ is the capital of Italy. 11.    _________________ is the capital of Denmark. 12.    _________________ is the capital of the Netherlands. 13.    _________________ is the capital of India. 14.    _________________ is the capital of Russia. 15.    _________________ is the capital of Brazil.

16.    _________________ is the capital of China. 17.    _________________ is the capital of Venezuela. 18.    _________________ is the capital of Hungary. 19.    _________________ is the capital of Switzerland. 20.    _________________ is the capital of Sweden. 21.    _________________ is the capital of Mexico. 22.    _________________ is the capital of Japan. 23.    _________________ is the capital of Argentina. 24.    _________________ is the capital of Belgium. 25.    _________________ is the capital of South Korea. 26.    _________________ is the capital of Poland. 27.    _________________ is the capital of Belarus. 28.    _________________ is the capital of Ukraine. 29.    _________________ is the capital of Iceland. 30.    _________________ is the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Test your mind

Choose the correct option:

1.- We …….. at the cinema now.     A)is     B) are    C) have

2.-Christine is ……… Belgium         A)at    B)from    C) out

3.-Lorena and Sue ….. a dictionary.  A)has   B)haven  C)have got

4.-Listen! The baby ………….           A)is     b)aren’t   C)is crying

5.-I haven’t got ……. milk.           A)some  B)any     C)a few

6.-Caroline’s husband isn’t ……      A)shorter  B)doctor  C)angry

7.-Victor ……. to be a vet.                     A)want    B)wants  C)wanting

8.-The house …… on the hill.          A)were    B)was    C)are

9.-Please, stop ………                      A)shout   B)shouts  C)shouting

10.-……… you help me, please?       A)can        B)may   C)Do

11.-Julio ……. his bike now.           A)repair   B)is repair   C)is repairing

12.-……. you like some tea?          A)would   B)may      C)can

13.-Martin ……. very tired.             A)wasn’t   B)were     C)are

14.-The girl …… her homework      A)do        B)doing    C)making

15.-Call me, when you ……            A)finishes  B)finish     C)are finish

16.-Walter ……. in the garden.       A)work     B)working  C)is working

17.-……. you know him?             A)do       B)does      C)doing

18.- ……. is your birthday?           A)are       B)when     C)what

19.- Paul is ……. than me.                   A)tall      B)taller     C)the tall

20.-The postman …… come yet.    A)has       B)hasn’t    C)have

21.-David ……. me a postcard.      A)sent      B)send     C)sending

22.-She …….a nice song.              A)sing      B)sang     C)sung

FIRST HUNDRED

Words 1-25	Words 26-50	Words 51-75	Words 75-100
the	or	Will	number
of	one	Up	no
and	had	other	way
a	by	about	could
to	word	out	people
in	but	many	my
is	not	then	than
you	what	them	first
that	all	these	water
it	were	So	been
he	we	some	call
was	when	her	who
for	your	would	oil
on	can	make	its
are	said	like	now
as	there	him	find
with	use	into	long
his	an	time	down
they	each	has	day
I	which	look	did
at	she	two	get
be	do	more	come
this	how	write	made
have	their	Go	may
from	if	see	part

Hot Air Ballooning

Hot air ballooning is one of those sports that can be enjoyed by anyone; it offers many different things to different people. For some the greatest pleasure is floating in a basket thousands of feet up just admiring the view. For others, it is a matter of pushing themselves to the limit, competing with one another in international championships, or taking on the challenge of setting new records. Anyone who can drive a car can learn to fly a modern hot-air balloon, but the key to flying a balloon well is experience. 
  
Ballooning is the earliest and perhaps the purest form of flying. Its origins go back more than two hundred years to 1783 when the Montgolfier brothers first demonstrated manned flight. In the late 1950s, there was renewed interest in the hot air balloon from a most unlikely source - the US Navy. The result of their research brought together the two essential elements of the modern hot air balloon – man-made fabrics for a lightweight and airtight ‘envelope’, and propane gas as an efficient and safe source of heat. 
  
The hot air balloon is a simple flying machine, and the advances made in recent years have resulted in one that is very reliable. Accidents are extremely rare and when they do occur it is almost always a result of human error and not because of equipment failure. From top to bottom, the balloon consists of an envelope (which contains the hot air), the burner (which generates the heat) and the basket (which carries the people). The fuel is carried in gas cylinders strapped inside the basket and hoses take the fuel from them to the burner. 

In ballooning it is always necessary to get the right size envelope for the job and this depends on many factors: how many people you need to lift, what the climate is like where you fly most often, and the number of people available to handle the balloon and equipment. It is the difference between the internal and external temperature that makes a balloon fly, so a bigger envelope is needed when flying in hotter countries as the amount of available lift is reduced. Most balloonists choose something around 77,000 cubic feet, as this will enable them to fly three to four people in most conditions and is small enough to easily handle on the ground and to transport. However, as a general trend balloon sizes are creeping up gradually.



Question
1  In paragraph 1, the word 'others' refers to ___________ .
a) greatest pleasures                          b) people 
c) different things                               d) baskets

2  In Paragraph 1, the word 'key' means _________ .
a) something that you use to open a door 
b) something that you press on a computer 
c) the most important thing that helps 
d) a set of answers to an exercise or test

3  What is the topic of paragraph 2?
a) reasons people enjoy ballooning 
b) the development of ballooning 
c) a description of the hot air balloon 
d) the dangers of hot air ballooning

4  We can infer from the text that the Montgolfier brothers _______________ .
a) lived in the late 1950s 
b) flew in a hot air balloon 
c) belonged to the US Navy 
d) discovered man-made fabrics

5  Accidents involving hot air balloons are usually caused by ____________.
a) holes in envelopes 
b) problems with burners 
c) unsafe baskets 
d) people's mistakes

6  What sort of fuel do balloons use?
a) fire                           b) petrol               c) LPG gas            d) propane gas

7  In ballooning, the size of the ___________ is very important.
a) envelope                  b) burner              c) basket               d) cylinder


8  In paragraph 3, the word 'them' refers to the ____________.
a) baskets                    b)cylinders            c) hoses               d)fuel

9  What is the meaning of 'creeping up' as used in paragraph 3?
a) flying 
b) surprising 
c) increasing 
d) walking

Why is English an International Language?

Around a hundred years ago educated people spoke French when they met people from other countries. Nowadays, people speak English when they meet foreigners. It has become the new international language.  There are many reasons why English has become so popular. One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that popular American culture like films and music have quickly spread throughout the world. It has brought its language with it.  It's important to have a language that people have in common. Our world has become very global and we need to communicate with one another. On the other hand, English is a fairly complicated language to learn and it brings its culture with it. Scientists have already tried to create an artificial language that isn't too difficult and doesn't include any one group's culture. It is called Esperanto. But it hasn't become popular. Maybe the popularity of English won't last that long either. Who knows? There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language.

Circle T (True) or F (False).
1 Many years ago educated people spoke French.           T       F
2 Nowadays, French is an international language.           T F
3 English spread through films and songs.                       T F
4 Businessmen speak English.                                          T       F
5 English is easy to learn.                                                 T F
6 Esperanto is a real language.                                          T F
7 Esperanto is well-used all over the world.                      T F
8 One day, another language may become international.   T      F                                                        
9 Not many people speak Chinese.                                     T       F